The Washington political game is like a magic show. It’s filled with smoke and mirrors which create the perception that one thing is happening, when something else altogether is going on.

The Republican and Democratic Parties have finally found something to agree on. Americans are angry. And what do the parties propose to do about it? The Republicans say they know the answer. Just put them in power.

When we finally get far enough down the road on health care reform, it will become clear that a driving force in the intensity of the fight was a heart attack. Not the medical kind - the political kind.

We welcome your Dec. 20 editorial “The Election Sabotage Commission” and your call for “truly independent” appointments to the Federal Election Commission.